You may be hearing a morse code signal known by all ham radio operators. The code is saying "CQ" which is which is an attention signal to any amateur radio station listening. In the 1990s I wrote a series of articles for Cyberham magazine about Computers and Ham Radio and how the two merge into useful tools of communication world wide. This page contains the web links written about in the published articles. The editor and publisher of the Florida Skip, later named Cyberham magazine was the late Gerry Wentz.

If you'd like more information about ham radio send me an e-mail message and I'll do my best to answer any questions. It is fairly easy to obtain the FCC amateur radio license to operate your own radio station by studying a text of basic radio and operating rules and taking a test, usually given once a month by local volunteers in just about every area of the country. Send e-mail to: KQ4YM

• • Here are all the links mentioned in my old Florida Skip/Cyberham monthly magazine articles about Computers and Ham Radio of the 1990s. These are great places to visit to find more interesting information about electronics and ham radio subjects: Bill Britton's KB4VOL Ham Pages - Good Links for Everything in Ham Radio

  • Southwest Florida Online™ - Southwest Florida web pages and Amateur Radio Info

  • Satellite Tracking Programs Online - To find times for satellite passes

  • Tucson Amateur Packet Radio - TAPR Web Pages

  • Online Mapping - Find a map for any U.S. trip

  • Online Amateur Radio Call Books - Find Ham Names and Addresses

  • U.S. Amateur Radio Repeater Frequencies - Find Any U.S. Repeater

  • Low Frequency Radio 100 - 12,000 hertz band

  • Mom N Pops Amateur Radio Software

  • Tucson Amateur Radio Club realaudio sites

  • Glenn Hauser's Radio Enthusiasts Show

  • Ham Radio Tests Online

  • Ham Radio FCC and FAA PracticeTests Online

  • Ham Radio Reference pages

  • Ham Radio Magazine Online

  • Solar Cycle Terrestrial Activity Report

  • NOAA Primer on the Space Environment

  • Art Bell, W6OBB - Radio show host - Art can be heard at 3.840 mhz on the ham bands every morning from about 5:30 a.m. until 6:30 a.m. EST.

Here's some more places to explore about Ham Radio:

• • Southwest Florida Online™ Ham Radio Page

  • More Southwest Florida Ham Radio including Ham Callbook, etc.

  • Florida 2-meter Repeater Listing

  • Shortwave and Computer TV & Radio Programs

  • Knights of the Kilocycle

  • Amateur Radio Clubs

  • LaBelle Ham Stations and Operators

  • LaBelle Area 2-Meter Frequencies

  • Clewiston Ham Stations and Operators

  • Lehigh Ham Stations and Operators

  • Alva Ham Stations and Operators

  • Moore Haven Ham Stations and Operators

  • Felda Ham Stations and Operators